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A language of Solomon Islands

Lau

User Population

16,900 (1999 SIL).

Malaita province: northeast Malaita island.

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Solomon Islands

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Malaita-San Cristobal, Malaita, Northern

Suafa, Lau, Dai (Ndai).

SVO.

Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Fataleka [far].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1929–1992.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Lau

Latin script [Latn].